Regardless of which team scores, he reminds the Tigers to be especially vigilant during the two minutes after a goal. And, every so often, a coach sees his words validated on the field at the most opportune moment.

Fleetwood sophomore Kaylyn Oxenreider tied it with 2:04 left in the first half - less than three minutes after Oley Valley took the lead - and the Tigers went on to top the Lynx 2-1 in the Berks Girls Soccer League quarterfinals Saturday at Shillington. Conrad Weiser defeated Tulpehocken 3-0 in the second game of the doubleheader.

It's been a challenging season for Berks II runner-up Fleetwood (8-9-1), which lost senior forward Sam Sanders to injury several weeks ago. Three more starters missed the quarterfinal because of a school trip.

Berks III champ Oley (11-6) struck first when Nicole Vallely scored from the far left side of the net. Her shot initially looked like a well-placed cross, but it came down inches in front of the crossbar and landed in the goal.

"You just don't see many goals from that angle," Boyer said. "But they say, 'Put a shot toward the goal and good things happen.' "

That's when the coach's advice was particularly valuable.

"We always tell them not to let down after a goal," Boyer said. "The two minutes after is so important. Some teams will relax, and sometimes it's your own team."

Fleetwood didn't. Less than three minutes later, Hanna Perone took control of the ball and ran to the corner.

"She had a good cross, and I just finished it," Oxenreider said. "It was pretty big for us. This win really helped us, actually."

Sure, it put Fleetwood into the Berks semifinals. The Tigers will face two-time champ Gov. Mifflin in the next round Tuesday. It was an emotional lift as well.

Perone scored the winning goal with an assist from Rayann Fink 10:05 into the second half. Playing with a smaller lineup than usual, Boyer said subs and JV players made the difference.

"Our game plan was to attack corners and the outside," Boyer said. "That's how we got our first goal. It's kind of nice when it works out that way."

"Paul (Zerbe) always has them ready, and their organization can give you fits," Conrad Weiser coach Doug Miller said. "Their defense doesn't give up a lot of goals, so we wanted to keep the pressure on their defense."

Allison Yoh scored 3:59 into the game, and Hannah Racis scored twice in the second half. Taylor Burt assisted on all three.

"She's been working hard the last three games," Miller said. "She had all kinds of room in the center of the field. She was playing those gaps really well."

"It was just being able to move around and talk," Burt said. "I like to take the pressure off the strikers and make their life a little bit easier."

The Scouts will learn their semifinal opponent later today. It will be a rematch either way.

Conrad Weiser topped Wilson 1-0 in early April and rallied to beat Berks Catholic 3-2 last week.